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enBook by Prof. Najam Haider offers new insights on Shī‘ī Islamhttps://www.barnard.edu/news/book-prof-najam-haider-offers-new-insights-shii-islam
<div class="field field-name-field-taxonomytopics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-63" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">religion</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-70" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Islam</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p><img alt="" class="media-image" height="240" style="float:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0;" width="160" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.barnard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_smallest/public/news/images/najam_book_cover.jpg?itok=iuFycqoM" />Much has been written about Sunnī and Shī‘ī Muslims, drawing surface-level comparisons and emphasizing the deep-routed rifts and perpetual violent conflicts between these communities. <strong>Prof. Najam Haider</strong>, assistant professor of religion, takes an uncommon approach in his new book <strong><a href="http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/middle-east-history/shii-islam-introduction" target="_blank"><em>Shi'i Islam: An Introduction</em></a></strong>, exploring the development of Shī‘ī Islam though an examination of belief, narrative, and memory. Here, he explains how his book introduces new ways of thinking about the history and development of Muslim communities and dispels a few common misconceptions about the Sunnī-Shī‘a divide.<br /><br /><strong>Q: Your new book, <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/middle-east-history/shii-islam-introduction" target="_blank"><em>Shi'i Islam: An Introduction</em></a>, is different from most books about Sunnī and Shī‘ī Muslims. How does your approach provide new insights into the distinctions between these groups and the reasons that their identities provoke so much conflict in the contemporary Muslim world?</strong><br /><br /><strong>A:</strong> Most discussions of the differences between Sunnī and Shī‘ī Islam focus on the succession crisis that followed the death of Muḥammad in 632 AD. According to this account, Sunnī Muslims elected the Prophet’s father-in-law Abū Bakr as caliph (a title for the political head of the community), while Shī‘ī Muslims followed ‘Alī, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet as Imām (a title that implied both religious and political leadership). According to much of the existing scholarship, this initial intractable dispute produced violence that persists into the modern period.</p>
<p>My book takes quite a different approach, examining the development of Shī‘ī Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory. Specifically, it asserts that the fundamental differences between Sunnī and Shī‘ī Islam developed gradually from the 7th through the 9th centuries, shaped by theological differences concerning the nature of God and legitimate religious authority. The way that each community remembers the past is influenced by these theological beliefs. Shī‘ī Islam can thus be understood as a historical project undertaken by a segment of the early Muslim community that felt dispossessed. The way that Shī‘ī Muslims remember the succession to the Prophet—and other important seminal moments—has varied over time, depending on their political and social circumstances. </p>
<p>My approach runs counter to the notion that differences between Sunnī and Shī‘ī Muslims invariably lead to violence. Instead, I suggest that these identities (like most religious identities) are fluid, dynamic, and strongly influenced by the larger political and social context. This is a far cry from broad assumptions about the “ancient engrained hostility” between Sunnī and Shī‘ī Muslims or the inevitability of “sectarian civil war.”<br /><br /><strong>Q: What are some of the most significant misconceptions about the Sunnī-Shī‘a divide? </strong></p>
<p><strong>A:</strong> One common misconception is that the primary difference between Sunnī and Shī‘ī Muslims involves the succession to the Prophet Muhammad. In actuality, the more substantive difference between the two groups concerns theological positions that crystallized over the first three Muslim centuries. Most Sunnī Muslims invested religious authority in the early Muslim community and adopted a theological position that emphasized the role of revelation in determining God’s will. Most Shī‘ī Muslims, by contrast, considered the Prophet’s descendents (through his daughter Fāṭima and ‘Alī) as the designated heirs of his political and religious authority and privileged reason as a means for ascertaining God’s will. These contrasting views of leadership and God influenced later intellectual developments within Sunnī and Shī‘ī Islam. At their core, however, both groups remained committed to a common set of founding principles including a belief in one God, Muḥammad as his Prophet, and the Quran as his literal words. The best analogy for understanding the difference between Sunnī and Shī‘ī Islam is perhaps found in jazz improvisation. Each community composes a different riff on the same basic tune.</p>
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<p>Another misconception is that violent conflict has always existed between Sunnī and Shī‘ī Muslims. In reality, there have been many periods in history when Sunnī and Shī‘ī communities have lived together without animosity or violence. In fact, it may be argued that periods of cooperation and cohabitation are far more common and typical that those of hostility. This raises the question of the causes for the outbreak of Sunnī-Shī‘ī violence. My book suggests that such violence usually results from political instability or weakened centralized authority. In such circumstances, people often turn to religious identity groups for protection. This appears to be the case in Lebanon (where financial and political resources are apportioned by religious community) and post 1990 Iraq. Taking a wider historical perspective, Sunnī and Shī‘ī hostility was often provoked by imperial competition. In the 16th century, for example, the rivalry between the Sunnī Ottoman Empire and the Shī‘ī Safavid Empire led to the exacerbation of tensions between the two religious communities. Finally, moments of crisis often contribute to Sunnī-Shī‘ī violence as a scapegoat is sought to explain political failures or social crises. This was particularly evident both in the aftermath of the Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258 and European incursions into the Muslim world in the 18th and 19th centuries. There are certainly groups that seem motivated primarily by theological considerations (e.g., al-Qā’ida or ISIS) but these are exceptional cases rather than the norm.</p>
<p>There is a common misconception that Sunnī and Shī‘ī Muslims have significantly different rituals and practices. But for the most part, these differences involve minor issues such as the placement of the hands during the ritual prayer or the proper method for washing prior to prayer. In terms of Islamic law, Sunnī and Shī‘ī jurists diverge slightly in method but tend to agree in their final conclusions. There are certain areas, however, where differences are more pronounced. For example, Shī‘ī jurists allow for fixed-term marriages and privilege the rights of female relations in inheritance. Mosques are not usually specified as Sunnī or Shī‘ī although they sometimes acquire such a designation based on their location and the demographics of the local population. Still it is rare for a mosque to serve exclusively Sunnī or Shī‘ī Muslims. In the Iraqī city of Samarra, for example, the main mosque is revered by the Shī‘a because it contains the tombs of two important religious figures from the 9th century but it also serves as the primary congregational mosque for the local Sunnī population.</p>
<p><strong>Q: What are you teaching this semester?</strong><br />
A: I am teaching Islam in the Post-Colonial World (an undergraduate seminar that begins with Muḥammad and ends with the Arab Spring) and a required class for religion majors that teaches undergraduates research skills. Next semester, I will teach a class on the Quran and a graduate seminar on heresiographies.</p>
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</div></div></div>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:31:56 +0000avine39681 at https://www.barnard.eduMuslim Women, Activism & New Media Cultureshttps://www.barnard.edu/events/muslim-women-activism-new-media-cultures
<div class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A conversation with Ousseina Alidou and others</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventdatedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Wednesday, November 14, 2012</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventtimedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6:30 PM</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventlocation field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomyevents field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/event-type-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">panel</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomytopics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-38" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">activism</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-18" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">gender</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-19" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">feminism</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-70" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Islam</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-16" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">technology</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-144" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Internet</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-146" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Social Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p><img alt="Muslim Women, Activism, and New Media Cultures event image" class="image-inline_large" src="https://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/inline_large/public/images/inline/muslim-women-event.jpg" title="" /></p>
<p>Many scholars within a variety of disciplines have begun to examine ways in which new media technologies in the Muslim world have helped amplify discussions and debates about the role and meaning of Islam in everyday life. Led by Ousseina Alidou, faculty member in the department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian languages and literatures at Rutgers University, this panel considers how women in different Muslim contexts, who may or may not identify with feminism, are engaging media to explore different understandings of Islam in relation to their gendered lives and experiences.</p>
<p>This event is sponsored by <a href="http://bcrw.barnard.edu">The Barnard Center for Research on Women</a>. For more information, visit <a href="http://bcrw.barnard.edu/event/muslim-women-activism-and-new-media-cultures/">bcrw.barnard.edu</a>.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A lecture by Ziba Mir-Hosseini</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventdatedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Thursday, October 4, 2012</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventtimedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6:30 PM</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventlocation field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">James Room, 4th Floor Barnard Hall</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomyevents field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/event-type-3" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lecture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomytopics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-18" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">gender</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-19" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">feminism</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-70" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Islam</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-157" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">feminism</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p><img alt="Ziba Mir-Hosseini" class="image-inline_large" src="https://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/inline_large/public/images/inline/ziba-mir-hosseini.jpg" title="" /></p>
<p>In the last two decades of the twentieth century, a growing confrontation between political Islam and feminism rendered the links between theology, law, and politics transparent.The Islamist agenda of policing women’s presence in public space has led to the emergence of feminist forms of activism that have challenged patriarchal interpretations of the Shari’a from within the Muslim tradition. Ziba Mir-Hosseini explores Islamic feminism’s potential for changing the terms of debates over Islam and gender, arguing that the real battle is between patriarchy and despotism on the one hand, and gender equality and democracy on the other. A legal anthropologist specializing in Islamic law, gender, and development, Mir-Hosseini is professorial research associate at the Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Law, University of London.</p>
<p>This event is sponsored by <a href="http://bcrw.barnard.edu">The Barnard Center for Research on Women</a>. For more information, visit <a href="http://bcrw.barnard.edu/event/the-potential-an-promise-of-feminist-voices-in-islam/">bcrw.barnard.edu</a>.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A Lecture by Anindita Banerjee, Cornell University</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventdatedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Tuesday, February 14, 2012</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventtimedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">7 PM</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventlocation field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard Hall</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomyevents field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/event-type-3" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lecture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomytopics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-89" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">film</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-54" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Asia</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-44" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">history</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-51" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">translation</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-70" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Islam</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p><img alt="" class="image-inline_large" src="https://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/inline_large/public/images/inline/russian_columbus_poster.jpg" title="" /></p>
<p>In 1469, Russian merchant Afanasy Nikitin sailed to the Indian subcontinent on a commercial expedition. His account of his travels, <em>Journey Beyond Three Seas</em>, features an amalgam of Arabic, Persian, and Turkic invocations to Allah and the Prophet Mohammed, which vie with and threaten to overwhelm the use of his native Russian in the text.</p>
<p>Centuries later, two translations of Nikitin’s travelogue — one published by the Hakluyt Society of London in 1857, the other, a 1957 film adaptation and the first collaboration between Bollywood and the Soviet studio Mosfilm — transformed him from an obscure traveler into a “Russian Columbus.” Professor Banerjee will discuss how both Victorian English and Bollywood cinema, in their effort to translate Nikitin for a global audience, normalized his heterogeneous voice into unified constructs of national, linguistic, ethno-racial, and religious identity commensurate with the modern contexts of its translation.</p>
<p><strong>Anindita Banerjee</strong> is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Cornell University. She works on literary and media cultures of Russia and the Indian subcontinent.</p>
<p>This lecture is presented thanks to a grant from the Mellon Foundation. Free and open to the public. No registration or reservations are necessary.</p>
<p>Download the <a href="https://barnard.edu/sites/default/files/0214-russian_columbus_low-res.pdf">poster</a> (.pdf, 3.2MB).</p>
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<p><strong>Film screening:</strong></p>
<p>“Journey Beyond Three Seas” (“Хождение за три моря”), will be shown on Sunday, Feb. 12, 5-7:30 p.m., in 328 Milbank Hall on the Barnard College campus. Free and open to the public.</p>
<p>Mosfilm, 1957; running time 143 minutes. In Russian with English subtitles. Directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and Vasili Pronin. With Oleg Strizhenov, Nargis Dutt and Prithviraj Kapoor. Nominated for the 1958 Cannes Palme d’Or.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.barnard.edu/visit/directions">Directions</a> to campus</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">America and Israel-Palestine: War &amp; Peace</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventdatedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Monday, October 17, 2011</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventtimedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6 PM</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventlocation field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">LeFrak Gymnasium, first floor Barnard Hall</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomyevents field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/event-type-3" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lecture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomytopics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Columbia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-10" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">global</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-58" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Middle East</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-103" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">North America</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-77" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">government</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics/united-states-america" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">United States of America</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">politics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-70" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Islam</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-96" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Judaism</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-26" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">human rights</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>How does America's strategic alliance with Israel affect the prospects of peace in the Middle East, and why has the US been so involved in the region in the first place? Scholar and activist <a href="https://www.barnard.edu/node/3587#chomsky">Noam Chomsky</a> considers this question and ruminates on the causes and consequences of American foreign policy in Israel-Palestine. Don't miss this rare opportunity to discuss some of the most challenging questions in contemporary global politics, including the factors that determine US policy; the two-state solution and other options; Palestinian rights; Arab democracy; and what we can do to influence policy decisions. Co-sponsored by the Center for Palestine Studies, Columbia University. Moderated by Frederick Neuhouser, Professor of Philosophy, Barnard College.</p>
<p>For more information, visit the English Department <a href="https://www.barnard.edu/node/3587#chomsky">event details</a> page or the announcement on the <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/palestine/programs/featuredevent.html">Center for Palestine Studies</a> site.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-10-17T18:00:00-04:00">Oct 17 2011 - 6:00pm</span></div></div></div>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:00:00 +0000lcoolidg7558 at https://www.barnard.eduManeuvers from the Margins: Female Muslim Rappers of the U.K.https://www.barnard.edu/events/maneuvers-margins-female-muslim-rappers-uk
<div class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A lecture with Sylvia Alajaji</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventdatedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Thursday, February 3, 2011</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventtimedisplay field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6:30 PM</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-eventlocation field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomyevents field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/event-type-3" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lecture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomytopics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-3" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">culture</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-79" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">diversity</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-18" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">gender</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-19" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">feminism</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-17" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">women</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-10" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">global</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-70" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Islam</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p><img alt="Deeyah" class="image-inline_large" src="https://www.barnard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/inline_large/public/images/inline/deeyah.jpg" title="" /></p>
<p>Music inhabits a peculiar space that allows it the ability to traverse and negotiate the multiple identities people are often grappling with and between. For female Muslim rappers in the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., this space allows for maneuvers between the simultaneous dimensions of their reality Their gender, religion, and ethnicities are constantly politicized, too often for them rather than by them, and by claiming this space that music—specifically hip-hop—provides, Muslim women can address on their terms the complex, contradictory, and multifaceted identities they must constantly tread. </p>
<p>In 2007, the controversy-plagued Norwegian-born singer Deeyah (popularly known as the “Muslim Madonna”) formed Sisterhood, a collective of female Muslim MCs primarily from the U.K. Their first project, an online “mixtape” released in 2008, generated a wide variety of responses from Muslims, male and female. Both the music and the overwhelming response serve as a lens through which one can better understand the many layers that intertwine and conflict in the Muslim sense of self and demonstrate the way music allows a traversal and prioritization of the many identities with which these performers grapple. Furthermore, doing so within the framework of hip-hop—a traditionally male-dominated genre rooted in African-American marginality—generates a discourse that embodies the unique and wholly complex space in which these identities operate.</p>
<p>Professor Sylvia Alajaji received her PhD in musicology from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. She specializes in the music of the Middle East and is particularly interested in the intersections of music, popular culture, and politics in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and in the Armenian diaspora in Lebanon. She recently returned from a summer of research in Palestine, where she examined the tensions between tradition and modernity that emerge in the musical activities at various refugee camps in the West Bank. She is currently an assistant professor of music at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. </p>
<p><em>Information</em><br /><a href="mailto:nhaider@barnard.edu"><em><u>nhaider@barnard.edu</u></em></a></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-taxonomytopics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/topics-37" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">New York</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/topics-70" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Islam</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>"Building bridges is never easy and sometimes you have to do it over torrential currents and there are currents running rampant," says Islam expert and <a href="http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/beliefnet/cordoba-imam-reaches-out-in-op-ed-20100908">Professor Hossein Kamaly</a> of the Ground Zero mosque controversy.</p>
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